jail in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for jail in the English»French Dictionary

I.jail [Brit dʒeɪl, Am dʒeɪl] N

jail

prison f

to be in/go to jail

être/aller en prison (for sth pour qc)

to go to jail for 10 years

faire 10 ans de prison

sentenced to 14 days in jail

condamné à 14 jours de réclusion criminelle or de prison

attr jail sentence

peine f de prison

II.jail [Brit dʒeɪl, Am dʒeɪl] VB trans

jail

emprisonner

jail ADMIN, LAW

incarcérer (for sth pour qc)

jailed for life

condamné à la réclusion criminelle à perpétuité

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county attr boundary, team, agent, jail

du comté

a jail or prison sentence

une peine d'emprisonnement

to sentence sb to jail

condamner qn à une peine de prison

Translations for jail in the French»English Dictionary

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geôle

jail

croupir en prison

to rot in jail

incarcérer

to jail

s'il réitère, ce sera la prison

if he re-offends, he will go to jail

reléguer HISTORY, LAW (emprisonner)

to jail (for a minimum of one year)

mettre allégrement qn en prison

to throw sb in jail without a second thought

ils l'ont rattrapé et recollé en prison

they caught him and put him back in jail

jail in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jail in the English»French Dictionary

I.jail [dʒeɪl] N

jail

prison f

to be in jail

faire de la prison

to put sb in jail

incarcérer qn

to be released from jail

être libéré (de prison)

II.jail [dʒeɪl] VB trans

jail

emprisonner

to jail sb for three months

condamner qn à trois mois de prison

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serve out a jail sentence

purger

to be flung into jail

être jeté en prison

jail sentence

condamnation à la prison

in town/jail

en ville/prison

Translations for jail in the French»English Dictionary

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croupir en prison

to rot away in jail

jail Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be in jail

faire de la prison

to put sb in jail

incarcérer qn

to be released from jail

être libéré (de prison)

to jail sb for three months

condamner qn à trois mois de prison

in town/jail

en ville/prison

jail sentence

condamnation à la prison

to be flung into jail

être jeté en prison

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She was initially sentenced to two years in jail, which was later raised to twelve, and she gave birth to a daughter in jail.

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He was jailed in 2000 and released in 2001, having served just over one year of his three-year sentence.

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Newton was sentenced to six months in jail and 18 months probation.

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The protests led to his release, but he was re-arrested later and jailed again.

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King was arrested and jailed early in the campaignhis 13th arrest out of 29.

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During the 20s and 30s he was jailed several times for several offenses.

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It is also the oldest operating jail in the county.

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They were taken to the local county jail, where the sheriff sued for their release.

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He was then sentenced to twenty-two years in jail, later revised to ten.

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She was sentenced to one further day in jail.

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